Monthly Archives: December 2011

Today, the children worked with needle felting using cookie cutters to shape felt, or by simply laying the felt in a flat shape and treating it with soapy water. The results were insightful and beautiful, and incorporated colorful designs in a variety of forms including felted rocks and flat felted designs. The children laughed and […]

Today was our first experiment with a Mock Court scenario. The children were each assigned a role in a mock trial, complete with judge, prosecutor, defense lawyer, police officers, news reporters, jurors, a deputy sheriff, and various witnesses. Once the roles were assigned, the children were left to sort out the evidence for a few […]